The Maze of Nuromen

4/15/2021

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:43 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:46 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:15:26 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:35 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:20:34 - How to make bog standard D&D monsters more interesting.

Companion Adventures
00:35:01 - Check out Jason's YouTube run of this module!
00:35:55 - RPGs
00:36:58 - Books
00:37:29 - Music
00:38:48 - Podcasts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npMzL0EHsaw

7 Comments

Daicorion

4/17/2021 12:02:39 am

I had never heard of this, but looking at the name "Nuromen", I was kind of wondering if it might have been intended as an anagram of "Númenor" so when the tolkienesque elements came up, that was probable "yup".

Tom

4/21/2021 02:53:48 am

That sounds right. Well spotted.

Steve Dempsey

4/21/2021 04:57:48 pm

The Maze of Neurofen - a real headache for characters! Sorry.

Michael Thomas link

5/19/2021 02:14:19 pm

Thanks for the interesting dissection - you both hit on what BLUEHOLME™ is spawned from. It's not trying to be cool or clever (but please feel free to say it is!), it's trying to capture Dr Eric J. Holmes's quirky, easy-going, and fun-centric approach to gaming which was in a way a counterpoint to the rising "officialdom" of the AD&D to come.

As for the Tolkienesque elements, I suspect it's down to my upbringing on Wagner and the Ring Saga (the German one, not Tolkien's). As Tolkien was inspired by the same thing, I guess the comparison is inevitable.

Tom

5/19/2021 06:20:59 pm

Thanks for your comment, Michael.

Can you shed any light on the mystery of Nuromen's deity?

Michael Thomas link

5/20/2021 12:19:17 pm

That revelation, I fear, will have to wait until I publish parts 2 and 3 of the adventure ... ;-)

Given current renovation woes don't expect anything on that front until 2022!

Daicorion

5/22/2021 11:37:13 pm

Woah. Nice of you to chime in. +1
I have to admit I'm a bigger fan of Tolkien's than of Wagner's. You probably know it has a bit of a bad rep where I live.But I guess you can't blame the artist for their fans.

The Maze of Nuromen

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